Top-buggy.



PATENTED SEPT. 17, 1907. D. B. BOGARD an E. BEASLBY,

TOP BUGGY.

APPLIOATION FILED APRA 26, 1907,

2 SHEETS-SHEET 1 No. 866,559. l. PATENTED SEPT. 17, 1907.

D. B. BOGARD L E. BEA'SLBY.

TOP BUGGY.

APLIOATION FILED APR.26,1907.

2 SHEETS-SHEET 2.

DAVID B. BOGARD ND ELMER BEASLEY, OF OAR'IERVILLE, ILLINOIS.

TOP-BUGGY.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Sept. 17, 1907.

Application filed April 26,1907. Serial No. 370,448.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that we, DAVID B. BOG-ARD and ELnnn BEAsLnY, citizens of theUnited States, residing at Carterville, in the county of Williamson andState oi Illinois, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inTop-Buggies, of which the following is a specication, reference beinghad therein to the accompanying drawing.

The invention pertains particularly to buggies, and the like, and theobject thereof, is to provide a bugg top having improved means, by whichit may be detached from the body of a vehicle.

The invention aims principally to provide a device of this character,which is simple in construction, durable in practice and inexpensive inproduction.

With these and other objects in view, the invention comprises furthercombinations oi features and elements, which will be hereinafterdescribed, pointed out in the appended claims, and illustrated in theaccompanying drawings, wherein Figure l is a perspective view, oi thedevice showing a portion oi a buggy-top connected thereto. Fig. 2 is aperspective view of the device detached. Fig. 3 is a sectional view online SW3 oi Fig. l.

Referring particularly to the accompanying drawings, l designates theside oi a buggy seat, to which is bolted, a pair of angle members 2,there being a pair on each side of the buggy seat, but only one pairbeing shown. These angle members are apertured as shown at 3, in Fig. 3,which apertures receive the lugs 4 carried integrally by the side rail 5o the buggy top, as

clearly shown in Fig. l. This side rail supports the angularly disposedstays 6 of the buggy-top as shown at 7. The said lugs, carried by theside rails, are slotted as shown at S, which receive, after the lugs areinserted through the apertures ci the angle members, the lateralprojecting lugs 9, integrally carried by the latch levers l0, which arepivoted to the said side rail, as clearly shown in Fig. l, the saidlatch levers are provided with thumb pieces ll, adjacentto the lugsreceived by the slots of the lugs carried by the said rails.

From the foregoing description, in connection with the drawings, it willbe plainly observed that a very efiicient device is provided, which isdesigned to be carried by bugg -tops, and by which, the said top may bereadily removed and replaced, when desired.

Having thus described the invention, what is Claimed as new and useulis,

In a device as set forth, a vehicle seat, plates secured thereto, saidplates havinghorizontally disposed portions projecting therefrom, saidhorizontal portion having openings, a side rail having downwardlyprojecting lugs to engage said openings, said lugs having slots therein,a pair of latch levers having downwardly projecting portions providedwith lateral projecting,l lugs pivoted approximately to the center ofthe said side rail, said lateral projectingplugs are adapted to engagesaid slots as speciied.

In testimony whereof We hereunto aiix our signatures in presence of twowitnesses.

p DAVID B. BOGARD.

, ELMER BEASLEY.

Witnesses A. J. ARMSTRONG, L. H. Cnowmm.

